Hi, thanks for answering all our questions.
What was your weight at the time of surgery?
You said you recovered 99%. But how about you ability to jump, swim, play sports like basketball, football, tennis?
How do you find this method for doing 3 cm only? (I'm trying to avoid any complication and I'm also limited by the proportions)
Any knee problems? Permanent pain?
Quote from: Keep Growing on January 02, 2016, 04:32:45 PMHi, thanks for answering all our questions.
What was your weight at the time of surgery?
You said you recovered 99%. But how about you ability to jump, swim, play sports like basketball, football, tennis?
How do you find this method for doing 3 cm only? (I'm trying to avoid any complication and I'm also limited by the proportions)
Any knee problems? Permanent pain?
My weight is and was around 150 lbs. I can jump, swim, play any kind sport, lift heavy weights... Even martial arts. When I say 99%, I mean things that I notice but you eventually forget.
-When you crouch, your ankles touch your butt. Not after surgery.
-When you're standing and raise your feet to tie your shoe laces. You have to raise it more.
That's nothing compared to the benefits of getting taller. I can only imagine going from average height to tall.
The device doesn't touch your knee so no problem in that area. I had pain while running but it was because my leg was quite skinny. When I recovered muscle, everything became fine.
Even 1 cm is worth it IMO. If it is your first surgery, aim at 5 cm.
It really sucks that Dr Mitkovic doesn't do internals. I mean, as an orthopedic doctor he must have used nails for fractures hundreds of times in addition to his work on limb lengthening.
He has experience on the two skills needed for internal lengthening.
Do you know why he doesn't use a nail like Precice? Do you think, from your personal experience with him, that it may be possible to convince him?
I heard that the only machine in Serbia that has the proper equipment for internals is the Vojna Bolnica in Nis, a hospital he's no longer affiliated with.
Quote from: Dingo on January 05, 2016, 03:49:11 PMIt really sucks that Dr Mitkovic doesn't do internals. I mean, as an orthopedic doctor he must have used nails for fractures hundreds of times in addition to his work on limb lengthening.
He has experience on the two skills needed for internal lengthening.
Do you know why he doesn't use a nail like Precice? Do you think, from your personal experience with him, that it may be possible to convince him?
I guess he doesn't do internals due to:
- Cost: Nails aren't cheap. Extra surgery to remove them. I removed his external device by myself at home.
- Complications: If you get one, externals are much easier to treat.
- Experience: Even his device went thru refinements during the years. His device is SOLID.
My advice is don't bother about Mitkovic's internal device. Even if he appeared with one TODAY, I would advise to use the external since it was successfully tested hundreds of times. This is MEDICAL procedure and you should AVOID ANY RISK you can.
Hey again,
I wanted to ask you, since I am thinking right now about going to Dr. Mitkovic next year around this time to gain 5 cm, how much time after you made the initial contact he could operate you. Was there a wait list or sth like that ? Since you do around 5 cm, how much time after the surgery you could work (from the hospital bed on your laptop, for example)
What did he charge?
What is the method?
What was the intial, 0,5cm?
What do you think of people talking about Mitkovic because of misalignments and poor aftercare?
Quote from: LLuser1 on January 10, 2016, 02:19:41 AMWhat do you think of people talking crap about Mitkovic because of misalignments and poor aftercare?
Where did you learn about his poor aftercare?
Quote from: aspirant185 on January 08, 2016, 07:27:38 PMHey again,
I wanted to ask you, since I am thinking right now about going to Dr. Mitkovic next year around this time to gain 5 cm, how much time after you made the initial contact he could operate you. Was there a wait list or sth like that ? Since you do around 5 cm, how much time after the surgery you could work (from the hospital bed on your laptop, for example)
Hey,
Can't remember how long it was. Email him and tell him you plan to travel there to meet him in person AND if you decide to do the procedure, how long it will take to start. I lost a few weeks since I was having problem wiring the money (my bank had problems filling the instructions and the transfer was cancelled 3 times due to currency conversion).
I'm guessing if you're already there, he might get you a schedule in less than 2 weeks but I'm just guessing.
I stayed in hospital for a week. First three days are more critical due to trauma. It took me a month to sleep okay. If you work on your laptop, that's how long I would guess. You might double that just in case. You might feel discomfort during the stretching (mine took 45 days). Then it's much easier since your muscles get more relaxed.
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